BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Asia/Kolkata X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:VEVENT UID:360@afdelhi.org DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260220T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260220T200000 DTSTAMP:20260223T033314Z URL:https://afdelhi.org/events/screening-of-distant-by-devendra-sinha-arav ali-film-festival/ SUMMARY:Screening of Distant by Devendra Sinha | Aravali Film Festival DESCRIPTION:Aravali Film Festival &\; Alliance Française de Delhi invit e you to a special film screening of "Distant"\n📅 20 February 2026📍 Alliance Française de Delhi\nDirector: Devendra Sinha | Language: Hindi w ith English subtitles | Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes\n🎬 The director and his crew will be present for a Q&\;A session after the screening.\n\nA bout the Film\nDistant follows several ordinary lives unfolding in paralle l — a father and son drifting through uncertain days\, an ageing priest facing generational tension\, and a woman returning home after years of ab sence. Through restrained performances and a measured rhythm\, the film ex plores emotional distance\, responsibility\, and the quiet weight of unres olved choices. While rooted in a specific cultural context\, its concerns are universal\, inviting reflection without imposing resolution.\n\nSynops is\nSet across two intertwined worlds\, Distant traces the fragile rhythms of ordinary lives caught between duty\, identity\, and quiet despair.\nIn der\, suspended from work\, wanders through uncertain days with his curiou s young son\, concealing his own failures while attempting to shield the c hild from their consequences. Elsewhere\, an ageing priest and his son cla sh over tradition\, memory\, and the meaning of faith\, as buried historie s resurface. Parallel to them\, Kunti returns home after years in prison\, confronting a father whose dreams for her were undone by rebellion and ci rcumstance.\nThrough intimate vignettes\, gentle humour\, and quiet ruptur es\, the film explores generational bonds\, moral contradictions\, the wei ght of punishment\, and the blurred lines between right and wrong — a te nder\, contemplative portrait of people striving to remain human in an inc reasingly unforgiving world.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://afdelhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/D istant-poster.jpeg CATEGORIES:Film Screening END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250220T170000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR